Queens Park Rangers

Celtic's assistant manager, Johan Mjallby, has said the club have received an improved bid from Queens Park Rangers for the striker Gary Hooper. QPR are reported to have offered £4.5m for the former Scunthorpe forward, who has been the subject of failed bids from Norwich and Hull this year.

Celtic's manager, Neil Lennon, previously revealed Hooper had probably played his last game for the club and the forward, who has been struggling with a groin strain, was absent when the Celtic squad flew to Belfast on Tuesday for their Champions League qualifier against Cliftonville.

"A bid came in last night," Mjallby said. "I don't know how the club has responded to it. They increased the bid a wee bit."

GiaccherinitoSunderland

The Italy midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini has joined Sunderland from Juventus on a four-year deal. The Italian champions announced the fee for the 28-year-old was £6.5m.

Giaccherini, who has won 14 caps and featured at Euro 2012 and last month's Confederations Cup, is an attack-minded player able to operate in the centre or out wide. He joined Juventus from Cesena in August 2011.

Suárez Liverpool

Liverpool have included Luis Suárez in their squad to tour south-east Asia and Australia despite the unsettled striker being linked with a move.

Suárez, the subject of a failed £30m bid from Arsenal, is not due to link up with the team until midway through the trip after his involvement in the Confederations Cup.

Liverpool's managing director, Ian Ayre, said: "He has talked in the media about wanting to play in the Champions League and all these things. It is our job to convince Luis that this is the right place to achieve those things. We'd love to see Luis put on a Liverpool shirt for this season and beyond."

Cavani to Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain have broken the transfer record in the French league by signing the Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani from Napoli. The French champions announced the five-year deal for a reported fee of €64m (£55.6m). The record had belonged to Monaco, who recently paid Atlético Madrid an estimated €60m for the Colombia striker Radamel Falcao. Cavani was the top scorer in the Italian league last season with 29 goals.

Poyet Brighton and Hove Albion

Gus Poyet has lost his appeal against his sacking by Brighton, the club have confirmed. Poyet was dismissed for alleged gross misconduct last month having been suspended in the aftermath of the play-off defeat by Crystal Palace. Brighton have since appointed Oscar García as head coach. Poyet could now pursue the matter through the courts, according to the League Managers Association, which vowed to continue to support him.